Using few but strong colours, Gerry Smith
paints pictures where the figurative vies with the abstract. The eye
is teased as it moves from the recognisable shapes to the bold
abstract patterns created by the images.

The contours and lines have a life of their own: they meander
voluptuously (as in "Lets
dress up (man)") and can be playful and dynamic or even
plain rebellious. (see "Battle").

The background is always a surprise: either with the choice of
support (Stirling board, polystyrene) or in the use of the brush
giving the graphic images a tactile and sensual quality.

The images are mostly found in discarded leaflets, packagings or
in old-fashioned magazines. They indirectly comment on the social,
always with sensitivity and humour. They convey a rare optimism; a
sense of up-lifting.

Gerry
Smith studied at Central School of Art. Recent exhibitions
include solo shows at the Cabinet dArt Contemporain, Brussels
(1994); Danielle Arnaud (1995 and 1997); Oliver Sixten, Brussels
(1997) and Stichting Kunstbevordering, Brussels (1998). He also
exhibited at Sabine Watchers, Brussels (1996); Accident, London
(1998); Clink Wharf Gallery, London (1998); The Glass Border,
Danielle Arnaud, London (1999) and Nicole Klagsbrun, New York
(1999). He has work in private collection in Belgium, USA and UK.